Table 2 Summary of key Kenyan health sector indicators values in comparison to average values for low income countries
| Â | Indicators | National value | Average for low income countries | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Health Service delivery | Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) (2005–2012) | 44 | 47 | WHO |
Contraceptive Prevalence (%) (2005–2012) | 46 | 38 | ||
Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (%)(2011) | 73 | 82 | ||
DPT3 Immunisation coverage among 1-year-olds (%)(2011) | 88 | 79 | ||
Density of nursing and midwifery personnel per 10 000 population | 7.9 | 14.9 | ||
Hospitals (per 10 000 population) | 1.6 | 0.9 | ||
Median availability of selected generic medicines in public sectors (%) | 37.7% | No data | ||
Health financing | Total expenditure on health as a percentage of gross domestic product (2010) | 5.4% | 5.3% | Kenya NHA and WHO |
Per capita expenditure on health expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 42.2 | 28 | ||
General government expenditure on health as a percentage of total expenditure on health | 28.8% | 38.5% | ||
Government expenditure on health as a percentage of total government expenditure | 4.6% | 9.3% | ||
Private expenditure on health as a percentage of total expenditure on health | 37% | 61.5% | ||
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on Health | 76.6% | 77.7% | ||
Health status | Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (2010) | 360 | 410 | WHO |
Under five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2011) | 73 | 63 | ||
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15–60 years of age per 1000 population) (2011) | Male = 346 | Male = 288 | ||
Female = 294 | Female = 245 |